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# CWNetworkProfile

Encapsulates an immutable network profile entry.

```
class CWNetworkProfile
```

## Topics

### Getting a network profile

[`init()`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetworkProfile/init())

Creates and returns a CWNetworkProfile object.

[`init(networkProfile:)`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetworkProfile/init(networkProfile:))

Creates and returns a CWNetworkProfile object initialized with the given CWNetworkProfile object.

[`networkProfile`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetworkProfile/networkProfile)

Convenience method for getting a CWNetworkProfile object.

[`networkProfileWithNetworkProfile:`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetworkProfile/networkProfileWithNetworkProfile:)

Convenience method for getting a CWNetworkProfile object initialized with the given CWNetworkProfile object.

### Comparing network profiles

[`isEqual(to:)`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetworkProfile/isEqual(to:))

Determine CWNetworkProfile object equality.

### Instance Properties

[`security`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetworkProfile/security)

The security mode for the network profile.

[`ssid`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetworkProfile/ssid)

The service set identifier (SSID) for the network profile, encoded as a string.

[`ssidData`](/documentation/CoreWLAN/CWNetworkProfile/ssidData)

The service set identifier (SSID) for the network profile, returned as data.


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